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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30,2008
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Texas-sized showdown highlights Big 12 games
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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy calls a play at the line of scrimmage during an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, in Austin, Texas. McCoy passed for 391 yards in helping the Longhorns to a 28-24 victory. No. 1 Texas faces No. 6 Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock. Both teams are ranked in the top ten in the BCS standings heading into this matchup.
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Another Saturday, another top 12 opponent for Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns.
No. 1 Texas will play a team, ranked 12th or higher for the fourth week in a row when it travels to
Lubbock to face No. 6 Texas Tech this weekend. The Longhorns are in their third week as the top-ranked team.
"The label of No.1 is hard to get and it's harder to keep." Brown said.
"Graham is so accurate and smart and so competitive. Graham is probably the best quarterback they've had there."
Last week,
Texas played then No. 6 Oklahoma
State and narrowly escaped with a
28-24 victory. Now it goes on the
road for what could be the most
important game in Texas Tech history.
Just don't try to get coach
Mike Leach to say that.
"I don't rank 'em, there's no way to rank 'em," he said. "They're all important and exciting to prepare for."
College Gameday will be in Texas for the game and there are sure to be some fantastic features on the two quarterbacks. Longhorn quarterback Colt McCoy leads the country with an 81.8 completion percentage, while Red Raider passer Graham Harrell leads the nation in passing yards per game with 393.4.
"Graham is so accurate and smart and so competitive," Brown said. "Graham is probably the best quarterback they've had there.
Brown loves his signal-caller, but he also had nothing but praise for Leach's guy.
BCS: BROKEN AND CONFUSING SYSTEM
Think you're the only one who doesn't understand how the BCS rankings work? Turns out you're in pretty good company.
The topic of computer rankings has come up a few times in the last
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two weeks, and a pair of highprofile coaches echoed the cries of many college football fans across the country.
Last week computer rankings were brought up to Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. The Red Raiders are ranked seventh in the BCS, but their computer average is lower than three teams ranked below them.
"I don't understand how it works," Gundy said. "I just know that if you win enough games, you stay up where you want to be ranked."
week, said his sons figure out the Cowboys' rank and call him each Sunday morning.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, whose team is No. 9 in the BCS this
Asked if he thought the computers were underestimating his team. Leach responded the way only he can.
"I don't know, I try to avoid computers as much as I can," he said. "Obviously, you need somebody around that knows how to run a computer and your video is on computers, but to me anything involving computers is very frustrating so I ignore to every extent that I can.
"It's not like I can send a repair man or somebody to fix them."
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BRAD SMITH, PART DEUX
This week, Pinkel's squad plays Baylor, which has its own übtertalented quarterback in freshman Robert Griffin. Pinkel said he sees a lot of similarities between Griffin and Smith.
"Griffin is an exceptional athlete who carries himself well for a young player," Pinkel said. "Watching film, it's obvious this guy's got a great future."
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel's former do-everything quarterback Brad Smith is now a do-everything wide receiver for the New York Jets.
"That's the right term, you try to slow him down," Pinkel said. "You don't stop a guy like him. You have to contain him, make sure he can't out and run. He can break a defense down."
Griffin won the 400-meter hurdle conference title on the Bears' track team and in 175 pass attempts he has yet to throw an interception. During Monday's Big 12 teleconference, Pinkel was asked how to slow Griffin down.
Oklahoma middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds was a preseason Big 12 All-American, and his season-ending injury was supposed to ravage the Sooners' linebacking corps.
Enter freshman Travis Lewis.
Lewis ranks second in the conference with 10.4 tackles per game, third in the conference with three interceptions and also has 3.5 sacks.
Last week he notched 15 total tackles, two tackles for loss and two interceptions. The performance earned him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.
"He's really come on and been a great player for us," Oklahoma coach Stoops said. "He's been very consistent."
Edited by Scott R. Toland
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